524.01 Health and Medical Research for Lawyers

This one-credit advanced legal research seminar will introduce students to specific sources and strategies for researching health and medical legal topics, including the right to health care, pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, Stark and anti-trust laws as applied to the health care industry, medical malpractice and standards of care, and medical ethics and experimentation. This course will cover key primary and secondary sources for health and medical law research, including statutes, regulations, and agency materials. The research skills practiced in this course will also be useful for other topical legal areas. Grading will be based on class participation, short in-class or take-home exercises, and a final take-home exam.

Special Notes:

This class will have 10 meetings with the first class beginning on Thursday, August 25th and the last class ending on Thursday, October 27th. Class will not meet on Thursday, September 22nd or Thursday, October 13th (Fall Break).

Fall 2016

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
524.01
Course Credits
Take-home examination
Practical exercises
Class participation
Jane Bahnson
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.524.01.F16
Email list: LAW.524.01.F16@sakai.duke.edu
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Areas of Practice